Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Is there an advantage of using pressure support ventilation with volume guarantee in the initial management of premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome? A pilot study.
To evaluate the feasibility of using the pressure support ventilation with volume guarantee (PSV-VG) as an initial ventilatory mode in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) after surfactant treatment to achieve accelerated weaning of peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) and mean airway pressure (MAP). ⋯ PSV-VG did not offer any ventilatory advantage over SIMV in the initial management of surfactant-treated premature newborns with RDS except for minimizing the number of blood gases.